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odds of occurence with three correlated events
Message posted by andrew (via 216.237.42.99) on January 24, 2002 at 7:17 PM (ET)

If
1/3 weddings with characteristic A end in divorce;
1/3 weddings with char b end in div; and
1/3 wedding with char c end in div... what are odds of a wedding with all three ending in divorce? more than a 1/3, no?


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Re: odds of occurence with three correlated events
Message posted by JG (via 128.8.22.41) on January 29, 2002 at 5:20 AM (ET)

Are A,B,C mutually exclusive and if not what are their joint probabilities?



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